Manganese: Production
South Africa and Gabon: the two manganese powers
What this tab covers Who produces it and how much: world output over recent years, the top producing countries with their shares, USGS world figures for 2024 and 2025, and the largest producing companies globally and in India.On a manganese-content basis, South Africa produced 39% of the 2024 total, Gabon 22% and Australia 8% (World Mining Data). The HHI of 2,221 indicates moderate concentration. World output slipped about 4% between 2020 and 2024, to 18.8 million tonnes. USGS estimates a rebound to about 20 million tonnes in 2025, as Ghana and Gabon expanded and an Australian mine reopened after a cyclone. Alloy and metal production is far more concentrated in China than mining is: China mined under 5% of the ore in 2024.
Manganese · WMD
2020 19.6 m 2021 20.6 m 2022 20.2 m 2023 20.0 m 2024 18.8 m World production, tonnes (World Mining Data 2026).Top producers 2024
South Africa 39.2% Gabon 22.1% Australia 8.0% Ghana 7.7% India 6.0% China 4.6% Brazil 3.0% Cote d'Ivoire 2.2% Concentration: HHI 2,221, moderately concentrated.USGS estimate
World, 2024 18,700 thousand metric tons, Mn content (mine) World, 2025e 20,000 thousand metric tons, Mn content (mine)Largest producers by company, global
- South32 (BHP's manganese business until 2015): 3.26 Mwmt manganese ore (South32 share; 60% of GEMCO, 54.6% of South Africa Manganese) (FY2025 (to Jun 2025))
- Eramet (Comilog): 7.1 Mt manganese ore produced (5.5 Mt transported) (2025)
- Consolidated Minerals (Consmin): 8.1% of world manganese ore output (2013)
- Vale: 5.6% of world manganese ore output (2013)